As long as scientists are free to pursue the truth wherever it may lead, there will be a flow of new scientific knowledge to those who can apply it to practical problems.

Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility... It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission.

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

Science can give mankind a better standard of living, better health and a better mental life, if mankind in turn gives science the sympathy and support so essential to its progress.

To pursue science is not to disparage the things of the spirit. In fact, to pursue science rightly is to furnish the framework on which the spirit may rise.

Give these people money, let them play, and they'll come up with something.

Basic scientific research is scientific capital.

Publication has been extended far beyond our present ability to make real use of the record.

Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.

The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability, and something is bound to come of it.

The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist.

When I put on makeup, I'm not doing it to pander to antiquated patriarchal ideas of feminine beauty. I'm doing it because it makes me feel good.

There would always be dishonorable things done to preserve the honor of any power.

It was to apologize, and apologizing means he remembers what happened, and that means being trapped in a nightmare that’s already come true.

At my wedding, I was dancing so furiously that I fell hard on my kneecaps. The next morning, my knees were so swollen that I had to get a wheelchair at the airport to go on my honeymoon.

The money I saved during baseball was probably all gone. I'm tapped out.

Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable passions.

When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas.

I knew I wanted to be an artist at age 5 or 6. I always drew. At 8, I was permitted to study.

I discovered what I call the Bill Gates effect. That is, the more successful you are, the uglier you get.

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.